#hearts: genevieve

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BABY IN TEAM CANADA GOALIE GEAR!!!!!!!! WITH BOTH MOMS NUMBERS AND NAMES ON THE PADS!!!!!!

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May 18, 1536 - Anne's Last Confession and "A Little Neck"

"This morning, she [Anne] sent for me that I might be with her at such time as she received the good Lord [i.e. the Eucharist], to the intent I should hear her speak as touching her innocence … In the writing of this, she sent for me. And at my coming, she said, 'Master Kingston, I hear say I shall not die before noon, and I am very sorry therefore, for I thought then to be dead and past my pain.' I told her it should be no pain, it was so subtle. And then she said, 'I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck', and put her hand about it, laughing heartily. I have seen many men and also women executed, and … they have been in great sorrow. And to my knowledge, this lady hath much joy and pleasure in death." - William Kingston, Constable of the Tower, to Thomas Cromwell, May 18, 1536

"She confessed and took the Sacrament yesterday. No one ever showed more courage or greater readiness to meet death than she did, having ... begged and solicited those under whose keeping she was to hasten the execution. When orders came from the King to have it delayed until today, she seemed sorry and begged and entreated the governor of the Tower ... for God's sake, to go to the King, and beg of him that, since she was well disposed and prepared for death, she should be dispatched immediately. The lady in whose keeping she has been sends me word, in great secrecy, that before and after her receiving the Holy Sacrament, she affirmed, on peril of her soul's damnation, that she had not misconducted herself so far as her husband the King was concerned." - Eustace Chapuys, May 19, 1536

[lokavisi]

Ok, I think I have to open my mind up a little here and could use y'all's help.

I have expressed on here my dislike of Genevieve Gornichec's The Witch's Heart. I got to just about exactly halfway through (they had just come to take away the kids), and I was so frustrated with it that I couldn't bear to finish it. I know Loki is not the focus of the book, but her portrayal of him was so deeply antithetical to my understanding of him that I simply could not enjoy it. Not to say that fictional interpretations have to be 100% "true" to who they are, especially since a lot of people writing these fictions aren't practicing Heathens/Norse Pagans, for me to be able to enjoy them. But this was so far off that I couldn't set it aside and enjoy the story.

I wanted (still want, really) so desperately to enjoy this thing that so many people seem to enjoy. I deeply appreciate the author choosing Angrboða as the lead and giving her more attention. She absolutely deserves it. I would truly love to see more of that. I just couldn't get past my anger at someone, once again, making Loki out to be some cheating, neglectful bastard that doesn't care about his kids. I'm beyond over that trope for him. Gonna need some more creativity from storytellers on that front.

So anyway....because I want to better understand people's feelings about it and form a more fully informed opinion about the book, what is the back half of it like? I don't mind it being spoiled at all (though I guess PM if you're going to do that for the sake of others. To be frank, knowing what actually happens might be the only way I consider picking it up again.) Tell me what about the resolution of the story that resonates with you and why. Do you share my feelings about Loki's portrayal but were able to get past them/does it get better? I don't want to keep saying I hate this book based solely on the first half, but depending on where it goes, I don't know that I really want to take the time to continue reading it, either.

I know this is a Hot Take™️ opinion. I am not trying to hate on anyone who enjoys this book. I appreciate good faith responses and keeping this discussion civil even when we disagree. (It's ok if we do.) I seriously appreciate any feedback. ❤️

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"There is a difference between understanding and forgiveness. It's possible to have one without the other."

Genevieve Gornichec, The Witch's Heart

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This book is told from the perspective of a witch-woman who is abused by the patriarchy generally and by her terrible husband specifically. Regular listeners know that we are a magic mom-skeptical podcast but this one pulls it off.

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my life was forever altered last year

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Currently Reading: The Witch’s Heart

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yes horse girl you can rock my world..,....,,,,

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PORTRAIT WEEK

I really-really love north mythology and one of the most compelling character for me is Hel (due to Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman and The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec), ruler of Nilfheim and daughter of Loki.

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CFWC Writer of the Month: GenevieveMD

Each month CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers, and this month’s writer of the month is @genevievemd! We hope you will enjoy learning more about her and her work below! The writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.

Quick Links:

Tumblr Blog: genevievemd Blog Masterlist

How do you want to be known on Tumblr?  Sara

1- When did you start playing Choices? What's the first book you played? 

I honestly don’t remember, probably back in like 2017, 2018. I was playing it with the oldest of the kids I nannied at the time and also by myself cause I enjoyed it. We did it like a little book club together. It was also back when the app was not as spicy lol. We played America’s Most Eligible together, but my first book was Rules of Engagement. 

2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?

I joined the fandom officially back in October of 2020, I had lost interest in the app and then found it again during the pandemic. I finished book one of Open Heart and got sucked in. I fell in love with the characters and then rushed to finish what was out of Book 2 at the time (chapter 8). And then I lucked on Tumblr for a bit, stalked @jamespotterthefirst (lol), and then after chapter 17, I joined for real and wrote my first fic. And I’ve been here ever since. 

3- How did you pick your url name? 

It’s my MC’s name, and what I imagined her instagram/social media handle would be. 

4- Go back to your archive and tell us about the first post on your Choices blog. 

OMG, my first legit post was actually me reblogging a post I made on my real blog about Open Heart. I was asking people what we thought Ethan called MC as a pet name for the fic I was writing. 

5- How long have you been writing fanfiction?

Oh man, way too freakin long. At least 15 years was totes part of the fanfiction.net phase of the internet. I used to write for a couple of shows I was into, but I didn’t get super into writing fanfiction until the show Once Upon a Time. And then I wrote all the time for my favorite ship, Captain Swan. They’re all still up on my main blog. 

6- What is your favorite Choices book to write about?

I’ve actually only written for one, Open Heart. I’ve never had the desire or inspiration for any other book. Even though I’ve played a bunch of books. 

7- Share the first fanfic you wrote with us. Do you still like it or would you change anything about it?

Do I have to? Lol A Love Like This

It was called A Love Like This, and I hate it. I think mostly because I didn’t have a true voice for Genevieve or my interpretation of Ethan. I contemplate deleting it from my masterlist all the time, but it was part of my journey in the OPH/Choices fandom and paved the way to finding my MC’s voice and my own writing style. So I keep it. 

8- What is your favorite fic that you’ve written?

So many lol But I think my all-time favorite would be my series The Year Between. Does that count? It was the first major series I’ve ever written… ever and it tackled so many things about my characters. My second fav is Breathe Through – it was a very personal piece and means a lot to me. 

9- Do you have a fic that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to be but could use a little more love?

Oh totally. My first ever smut fic, Something About You. I was not expecting people to be as into it as much as they were. I was pleasantly surprised because our fandom has so many amazing smut writers, and I don’t compare at all. 

As for one I think needs more love? I honestly can’t decide. For as long as I’ve been in this fandom, every fic I’ve posted has been met with so much love and support I can’t think of any that I wish had gotten more. (Maybe my second smut fic, Sunset Glow, only cause I think it got lost in the Smutober chaos, lol)

10- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why? 

Angsty Fluff. Best of both worlds. It also gives you more options with like fic topics. I like for my fictional worlds to feel a little more real, so people can relate more and I think angsty fluff allows for that. You can have the struggle and sadness but with a happy ending. 

11- Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?

LMAO Yes. Genevieve is me but smarter. Most of her traits are my own, including her anxiety and I’ve always used writing her a comfort, a way to express myself in a way that’s healing. If that makes any sense. She’s like the version of me I’d want to be one day. Just not a doctor cause I can’t handle other peoples bodily fluids. Lol 

My OC, Natalie Michaels has a bit of me in her too, but not as much as Genevieve. 

12- What element of writing do you struggle with most?

I call it the in between bits, the descriptive parts between dialogue. I think that has to do with my schooling background. I went to college for film and television and did a lot of screen writing for my classes and so dialogue has always come so easy to me. I envision fics like scenes from an episode or movie, so getting the in between parts of fics can be challenging for me. 

13- Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?

So many. The epilogue to The Year Between, a valentines day fic, the rest of the Absence Makes the Heart… series. I hope to get back to them one day, but I’ve learned that I can’t force my brain to write because I never like my work when I do. When I’ll wait until the inspiration for them returns, and then I’ll finish them. 

14- If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to read your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you recommend they read first? 

Yes. I’m so proud of the world I created from Open Heart and if someone wanted to read them I’d let them. I’d just give them the link to the masterlist for Open Heart: Sara’s Version and say, “Start from the top” lol 

15 - Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing?

IRL writers? No. I don’t read a lot outside of fanfiction which is horrible lol, but in the random, there are a few. Bree @jamespotterthefirst is a huge inspiration for me. She was one of if not the first people I read when I joined, and I’m just in awe of her work. Everything she writes is amazing and brings me so much joy. Others are @jerzwriter and @potionsprefect, and some who aren’t in the fandom anymore.

16- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series? 

All of my universe, aka Open Heart: Sara’s Version. As I said earlier, I write like I’m writing a tv show lol So I wanna see my version of Open Heart as a show. 

17- Do you write original stories? 

I don’t but I think about turning OPH: SV into an original series.

18 -  What other hobbies do you have?

I love playing video games. I’m not good, but I enjoy it. I’m super lame and don’t have many hobbies outside of writing and video games… I should get some lmao 

19 - What’s your favorite emoji? 

The double pink heart 

[dragonlordazuroth]

Fun fact: Blueflame au is not only a rewrite of g4, it's also a nextgen au, but one where not every g4 character has a kid. It's more some have kids, some don't, some nextgen characters aren't even related to the canon characters.

I love making fankids for everybody, but Blueflame is kind of a more "realistic" au, and not everyone has or wants kids, like in real life.

Cadence and Shining Armor have 5 kids: Flurry Heart, Lovestruck Sky (aka Skyla), Lovebug (who is a changeling that they adopted), Shining Destiny, and Winter Wonder. I made some rough sketches of them last night, but I want to cross-reference them with their parents' designs and tweak them before I post them here.

Spike is with a griffon oc named Gale, and they have two kids. Genevieve is their daughter, who is not a hybrid, but rather she is either a dragon OR a griffon, depending on what she wants to be. She changes form using a magic amulet Discord made for her. Aquamarine is Spike and Gale's son. He's a hippogriff they adopted.

Twilight Sparkle is happily single with no kids, but they probably see their nieces and nephews a lot.

Posey Shy and Pinkie Pie have three kids together: Strawberry Lemonade, Cotton Cloudy, and Raspberry Jam.

Rarity is single and adopted a unicorn named Silverline Sweetheart.

Applejack and Rainbow Raze are married and don't want any kids

Twilight took over Celestia's school, and now uses it to teach magic to all pony kinds. Their three most promising students are Blue Lightning (pegasus), Solstice Light (unicorn), and Sunstone (earth pony).

Those are all my nextgen characters I have right now. Luna also has kids but I haven't figured them out yet.

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"The ending doesn't matter. What matters is how we get there. To face what's ahead with as much dignity as we can muster and make the most of the time we have left."

- Skadi | Genevieve Gornichec | The Witch's Heart

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I’d wish to occupy your thoughts so heavily, as you consume mine

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Theres a meme goin around on twitter where u draw ur comfort characters in the steven meme

Heres mine: sunshine boy, D&D gremlin, & blue rat (lovingly called the sharp trio LMAO)